U.S. attorney general opens criminal probe of Gulf oil spill
The U.S. government has launched a criminal probe into BP Plc’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday.
Federal agencies, including the FBI, are participating in the probe and “if we find evidence of illegal behavior, we will be forceful in our response,” Holder told reporters after meeting with state and federal prosecutors in New Orleans.
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